My baby girl's Senior Pics.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by icehog3

If only I was 10 years older.

Just kidding, Scott, she is a stunning young lady, and you must be very proud. If you would like to borrow my AR-15 to be "cleaning" when potential suitors come a'courting, just say the word.

Tom, I have a 12 year old daughter that just started dating. She and I have an agreement that I meet all her "boyfriends" before she's allowed to go anywhere with them.
I've developed a little talk where I explain to the young man how precious my daughter is to me, that I expect them to respect her and keep her safe while she's with them. among other things.
I finish that little speech up with "So long as you understand what I'm asking, you and I won't have any problems. You don't us to have any problems with me, do you?"
Sometimes they shiver when I say that. The ones that shiver don't see a second date, because Rebekah doesn't dig pussies.
She thinks it's a hoot and we have a lot of fun with it.
News travels fast among the kids, and I've already been marked as an insane person, so it's all good.
I figured this time around I'd get all the work done early and it'd be a lot easier because Rebekah is a lot different than Sarah. Rebekah's boy crazy and Sarah was (and still is) mostly indifferent.

I always thought this girl-raising thing would be fraught with worry, but it's honestly never been. Teach them how to handle a gun early and let them know they're boss and they take care of themselves nicely.
I'm gonna love them no matter what, so I've never worried about "what they're gonna do". I don't care if they club a whole herd of baby seals, it just doesn't matter. They're still my babies.

[massphatness]

Originally Posted by shilala

Teach them how to handle a gun early and let them know they're boss and they take care of themselves nicely.

I taught my (now 14) year old daughter how to throw a punch a while back. It's gotten to the point where I do not let her hit me in the arm anymore because she pretty much cripples me after 3 or 4 shots. And her 16 year-old brother doesn't mess with her either.